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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2008, 1:55 PM CDT for Bibb County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2008, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2008, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Bibb County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 35 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 041855
TORBMX
ALC007-041930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0070.080404T1855Z-080404T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
155 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 155 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEST BLOCTON...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTREVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WEST BLOCTON BY 205 PM CDT...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3314 8723 3314 8720 3317 8719 3325 8706
3325 8702 3318 8702 3311 8697 3299 8726
3310 8731
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 234DEG 35KT 3309 8725
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:58 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 4, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 1:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 23 min |
| Apr 4, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 15 min |
| Apr 4, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Cleburne | 20 min |
| Apr 4, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair, Talladega | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 14 min |
| Apr 4, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 4, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 31 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.